how to pronounce return

/ɹɪˈtɜːn/

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return is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of return in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… you just have to return to that kind of …”

meaning of return

Return means to go back to a place or to bring something back.

return frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word return occurs in english on average 166.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics return can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that return can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;

3) transport and travel;